Science

Forces at Work Index

Vocabulary

Newtons Laws of Physics

1. Newton's First Law animation

An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction.

2. Newton's Second Law

A forceforce is a push or pull upon an object resulting from the object's interactioninteraction with another object.

3. Newton's Third Law

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.